Horse-detacher for hay-elevators.



No. 666,287. Patented Ian. 22, I90l.

H. SCHWARTZ.

HORSE DETACHEB FOR HAY ELEVATORS.

. (Application filed Sept. 4, 1900.)

(No Model.)

57.95555: Jzx/ezz/ar ms :0. Puomuma. WASHINGTON. n. c:

Uarrsn Smarts fa'rnwr HUGO SCHWARTZ, OF WORDEN, KANSAS.

HORSE-DETACHER FOR HAY-ELEVATORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,287, dated January22, 1901.

Application filed Se tember 4,1900. Serial No. 28,877. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUGO SCHWARTZ, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Worden, county of Douglas, and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Horse-Detachers forHay-Elevators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in horse-detachers forhay-elevators.

It is desirable that the fork used for elevating the hay be returned tothe wagon as soon as possible after the hay has been released; but asthe elevator-rope must be slackened or freed from tension before thefork can be withdrawn it has heretofore been necessary to await thereturn of the horses used for lifting the hay before withdrawing thefork, thus causing considerable delay.

The object of my invention, however, is to enable the driver to releasethe elevator-rope immediately after the discharge of the hay from thefork, whereby the latter may be returned immediately to the wagon andreadjusted in the hay while the horses are being returned to theiroriginal position.

My device is also adapted to permit the reengagement of the rope withthe eveners or other draft attachments without loss of time.

My invention also has for its object the provision of means for holdingthe eveners and whifiietrees away from the heels of the horses duringtheir return.

In the following description reference is had to theaccompanyingdrawings,in which Figure 1 is aside view of my invention asused for connecting the hay-elevator rope with the eveners, with dottedlines indicating the position of rope-release. Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe same.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters in bothviews.

In the drawings, A represents the evenerbar, B the whiffietrees, and Othe end of the hay-elevator rope to which the evener A is to beattached. The evener-baris preferably provided with the usual clevis orclevis and link attachment D, in which a hooked bar or shank 1 of myreleasing-trip is adapted to engage.

2 is a gravity lock or pivotal ring adapted to prevent the accidentaldisengagement of the hook.

The rear end of the shank 1 is provided with a pivoted latch 3, one endof which is forked and adapted to engage a stirrup 4, which ispermanently secured to the rope end 0. The other end of the latch 3 isadapted to engage a catch 5 on the trip-lever 6, the latter beingnormally held in the lockingposition by means of the spring 7,interposed between the end of the lever and the shank l. The lever isfulcrumed to the shank at 8 and its upper end is provided with a handle9.

To prevent the accidental disengagement of the stirrup 4 from the forkof the latch 8, I have provided the shank 1 with an arm 10, which coversthe latch-fork when the latter is in looking position.

In use the latch 3 is swung to the position shown by dotted lines inFig. 1 and the stirrup 4 is inserted in the forked end thereof. Thelatch is then swung to the locking position, as shown in Fig. 1, withthe arm 10 closing the end of the fork, the other end of the latch beingautomatically engaged by the catch 5 on lever 6. When the hay has beenlifted to the desired position and discharged, the driver lifts thelever 6 by means of the handle 9, thus releasing latch 3 from catch 5and permitting it to swing to the releasing position, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 1,

when the stirrup 4 disengages from the latchfork and permits theretraction of the rope. The driver then lifts the eveners andwhiffletrees by means of the handle 9 and returns to his originalposition when the stirrup 4 is reengaged in the fork of the latch 3, asabove explained.

While I have described the bar or shank 1 as being provided with a hookadapted to engage the clevis or links of the evener-bar, it will beunderstood that the shank 1 and evener-bar may, if desired, bepermanently secured together by a swivel-joint or in any otherconvenient manner.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isi 1. The combination with the draftappliances of a hay-elevator; of a hooked shank detachably connectedtherewith; a latch pivotally mounted on the shank in the rear of thehook; a catch adapted to hold the latch in locking position; a lever forreleasing the catch; and stirrup-shaped device connected withthedraft-rope of the elevator, and adapted to be engaged by said latch.

2. The combination with the draft appliances of a hay-elevator; of ashank connected therewith; a latch pivotally mounted on said shank;means for holding the latch in locking position; a lever for releasingthe same, pivoted to the shank between the lalch-pivot and the draftappliances, with one end pro jecting toward the latch end of the shank,and provided with a handle; a latch-engaging connection secured to thedraft-rope of the elevator, and adapted to engage said latch when thelatter is in locking position.

. 3. The combination with a hay-elevator, of a shank, a latch pivotallymounted thereon, and forked at one end; a catch adapted to hold saidlatch in locking position; a stirrup connected with the draft--r0pe ofthe elevator and adapted to engage in the forked end of said latch, andmeans for releasing the catch.

L. The combination with the draft appliances of a hay-elevator; of ashank; a latch pivotall y men n ted thereon and provided with a forkedend; an arm projecting from said shank and adapted to cover the forkedend of the latch, when the latter is in locking position; a catch forholding the latch in locking position; a lever for releasing said catch;and a device connected with the draft-rope of the elevator and adaptedto be releasably engaged by the latch.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

' HUGO SCHWARTZ. Nitnesses:

ABRAM SMITH, F. B. MEYER.

